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CATTLE STANCHION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5.1914.

1,19%,199. Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

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W. LOUDEN & A. H. NELLER.

CATTLE STANCHION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 5, 1914.

Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

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w v m w w WITNESSES WILLIAM -LOUDEN"AND hmmnr H- LOUDEN MACHIIN 'ERYCOMPANY, OF FAIRFIELD, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM LOUDEN United States,

V Cattle-Stanchions,

residing at Fairfield, in the county of Jefferson and State of Iowa,have lnvented a new anduseful Improvement in t of which the following isa specification.

' Our invention relates to cattle stanchions whichmay be adjusted inwidth and it consists of improved meansfor making said adjustments,whereby the stanchion will be lIlOIfBjIBlifibl and'symmetrical' as wellas moreqsanitary in its construction." Also, of

other features set forth in this specification and more definitelydefined in the claims.

Referring to the drawings which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a side View of a stanchion in closed position embodying ourinvention. Fig. 2 is the same in open position. Fig. 3 is an enlargedside view of an upper portion of the stanchion, some of the castings onthe near side being removed and another being partially broken away.Figs. 4c and 5 are enlarged transverse sections on lines 44 and 55respectively of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse section on line66 of Fig. 1,

looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 7 is an enlarged top viewfrom 7 to 7 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 8 isanenlarged horizontal section on line 88 of Fig. 2. Figs. 9 and 10 aredetail views.

Referring to the drawings, A and B represent the side bars of thestanchion which are preferably made of pipes'or tubing. I

C and D represent hinge plates which are made U-shaped in cross section,as most plainly shown in Fig. 6. These castlngs are each madesubstantially in the form of a quadrant or a quarter of a circle withthe opening of the U on the outer portion of the circle. Their upperends are vertically disposed and are secured respectively to the lowerends of the side bars A and B by rivets, or in any other suitablemanner,

while their lower ends are provided with a series of holes spaced apartand located on a substantially horizontal line, as shown by Figs.v 1, 2and 9, the latter being a detached side view of the lower end of theside bar B with hinge plate D attached. The side bars A and B arehingedtogether by a-bolt E passed through either of the-holes in the-GATTLE-STANCHION.

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Patented Aug. 8, 1916.

Application filed June 5, 1914. Serial No. 843,272.

Their lower ends are rounded and one of the members is adapted totelescope in the The entire arrangement of the hinge members issmoothand symmetrical and there is no place for the accumulation of dirt.

'Theupper ends of the side bars A and B are connected together by meansof two plates F and G, made right and left but otherwise substantiallyalike, and adapted to be secured together so as to have a hollow spacebetween their central and lower portions Whiletheir upper edges arebrought together to form a housing to keep dirt from getting in betweenthe plates. 1

H and I are castings secured to the upper end of the side bar Apreferably by rivets J. The lower ends of these castings are made toclamp the upper end of the side bar A between them, and their upper endsare adapt ed to enter and slide in the opening between the plates F andG at one end thereof. The lower inner faces of these plates at this endare preferably provided with inwardly disposed V-shaped ribs K,'and theouter faces of the castings H and I are provided with V-shaped groovesto fit over the ribs K. The upper ends of the castings H and I are alsofitted with a series of spaced apart holes M, either of which by slidingthe castings in the plates will coincide with an ad jacent hole in thelatter through which a bolt N is passed to clamp the parts together. Itwill be seen that by sliding the castings H and I in the plates F and Gso that either of the holes M will coincide withthe holes a toothedsection P havin one of its ends pivoted to castings Q and secured to theupper end of the side bar B. The central part of the latch where it ispivoted, isopen and in this opening a torsion coiled sprlng S may bemounted on the bolt T upon which the latch is pivoted. One end of thesprmg is prefarably arranged to bear up agamst the outer end of thelatch and the other to bear down against lugs gIgn the inner facesof theplates F and this means the inner end of the latch will be held inengagement with the teeth of the sectlon P. This section is of lesslength than the plates F and G and its free end 1s arranged to slide inthe space between the plates.

To regulate the osition of the side bar B (when latched) in relation tothe plates F and G and the other side bar A, the plates F and G arefitted with a series of holes U in either of which a bolt 6 may beplaced so as to come in contact with the free end of the toothed sectionP and prevent it and the side bar B (to which it is connected) fromapproaching nearer to the side bar A. By this means and the otheradjustments of, the hinge castings previously referred to, the

space between the side bars A and B may be regulated as required to suitthe different sizes of the cattle to be held'by the stanchion. Thestanchion will be held securely in whatever position it may be set andcannot be slipped from one position to another which sometimes occurswhen any sort of screw is used to make the adjustments.

To prevent the side barB from being spread too far whereby it mightstrain orbreak the hinge castings C or D, inwardly extending ribs V areformed on the inner faces at the ends of the plates F and G adjacent tothe bar, and outwardly extending lugs W are formed on the extreme freeend of the section P, so as to come in contact with the ribs V, and thuslimit the outward movement of the section and also of the side bars B towhich it is connected. Also, to make a more reliable connection betweenthe section P and side bar B, and the plates F and G, inwardly extendingribs X are formed on the lower edges of the plates and outwardlyextending lugs Y are formed on the extreme lower ends ofthe section Pwhich are adapted to slide on the ribs X. Outwardly extended lugs orflanges Z are also formed on the outer faces of the castings Q and Rwhich are adapted to slide on the ribs X when the side bar B .is closed.These lugs or flanges are preferably set obli uely, as shown, so theywill be more certam to catch over and slide on the ribs X.

To" save room and make the stanchion more compact, it is preferable tomake the end of the section P, which strikes against the bolt 6, forkedso that the ends carrying the lugs W and Y will ,pass by the bolt b.

In adjusting theside bars A and B a is essential that they bekeptapproximately parallel, otherwise the stanchion nughtbecome too wide atone end and too narrow at the other. The upper sides of the plates F-and G amprefer'ably rounded an IP- wardly curved as most plainly shownin Fig. 4, so they will meet together throughout the most of theirlength whereby a neat appearance is presented and dirt and debris iskept from entering the open space between the plates. Some openings,however, are required, one for the mounting of the latch O and one forthe insertion of the chain m which connects the stanchion to the holderon the top rail 7*. At the latter point the plates are extended upwardlyand are fitted with inwardly disposed coinciding thimbles or perforatedbases around which the lower lln of the chain m is placed and throughwhich the bolt a is passed, as shown in Fig. 10 which is an enlargedtransverse section of this part of the plates F and G. The chain and thethimble close the most of this opening and the latch O closes the mostof the opening in which it is mounted as will be seen by Fig. 7. It isdesirable that the plates F and G be made separable so that the headsof. the castings H and I and the other internal parts may be more easilyinserted or removed and the ends of the spaced apart pprtions may beclosed or partially swinging around when open. We do not,

however, desire to confine ourselves to the precise construction setforth because a number of changes in the details can be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of our invention.

What we claim is:

1. -In cattle stanchions, a pair of vertically disposed spaced apartbars hinged together at their lower ends, a pair of separable,

horizontally disposed plates having their central and lower portionsspaced apart and their upper edges brought together to form ahousing,the upper end of one of said bars bein secured between the plates underthe housing and near one of the ends thereof, and the upper end of theother bar being slidable in the space between the plates, 9. toothedsection of less length than the plates hinged at one end to the upperend. of the A posed recesses adapted to a cured in position by slidablebar and its other end arranged to slide between the plates, and a latchto en gage the toothed section and hold the bars in closed position.

2. In cattle stanchions, a pair of vertically disposed spaced apartmembers hinged together at their lower ends, a pair of horizontallydisposed plates set side by side with an open space between theircentral and lower sides, and having inwardly extending ribs near one ofa pa r of castings having outwardly disembrace and slide on said ribs,secured to the upper end of one of the members, and having a series ofholes intheir upper ends, said castings being sea bolt passed throughthe plates and through one of the holes in the castings, the othermember being slidable between the plates and a latch mounted between theplates whereby the movable member will be held in closed position.

3. In cattle stanchions, a pair of vertically disposed spaced apartmembers hinged together at their lower ends, a pair of horizontallydisposed plates set side by side with an open space between theircentral and lower sides, the upper end of one of the members beingsecured between said plates near one of the ends thereof, a pair ofcastings secured to the upper end of the movable member and their upperends slidable between the plates, a toothed section hinged at its outerend to the upper end of said castings and slidable between the plates, abolt passed through the central portion of the plates to abut the end ofthe toothed section and prevent it from moving farther inward, and alatch mounted between the plates so as to engage the toothed section,whereby the movable member will be held in closed position. v

4. In cattle stanchions, a pair of vertically disposed spaced apartmembers hinged together at their lower ends, a pair of horizontallydisposed plates set side by side with an open space between theircentral and lower sides and having a series of centrally located holes,the upper end of one of the members being secured between saidplatesnear one of the ends thereof, a pair iofcastings secured to the upperend of the movable member, a section having a series of teeth hinged atits outer end to the upper end ofsaid castings and slidable between theplates, a bolt inserted in one of the central holes in the plates toabut the end of the toothed section and prevent it from moving fartherinward, and a latch mounted-in between the plates so as to engage thetooth of the section corresponding to the hole where the bolt is set,whereby the movable member will be held in different positions withregard to the other member. a

5. In cattlestanchions, a pair of vertically the ends thereof,

gether at and disposed spaced apart members hinged to- I gether at theirlower ends, a pair of horizontally disposed plates set side by side withan and lower sides, the upper end of one of the members being securedbetween said plates the plates to 7 open space between their centralabut the end of the toothed section andprevent it from moving fartherinward, the free outwardly projecting lugs and the adjacent ends of theplates being provided with in-v wardly projecting lugs adapted to comein contact with the lugs'on the toothed section and arrest its outwardmovement.

'end of the toothed section being fitted with 1 v 6. In cattlestanchions, apair of vertically disposed spaced apart members hingedtotheir lower ends, a pair of horizontally disposed plates set side byside with an open space between their central and lower sides, the upperend of one of the members being secured between said plates near one ofthe ends thereof, a pair of castings secured to the upper end of themovable member, a toothed section hinged at its outer end to the upperend of said castings and slidable between the plates, a latch to engagethe toothed section, a bolt passed through the central portion of theplates to abut the end of the toothed section and prevent it from movingfarther inward, inwardly extending ribs on the adjacent lower edges ofthe plates and outwardly extending lugs on the lower inner ends of thetoothed section adapted to slide on the ribs of the plates. I

7. In cattle stanchions, a pair of vertically disposed spaced apartmembers hinged together at their lower ends, a pair of horizontallydisposed plates set side by. side with an open space between theircentral and lower sides, the upperend of one of the members beingsecured'between said plates near one of the ends thereof, a pair ofcastings secured to the upper end of the other member, a toothed sectionhinged at its outer end to the upper end of said castings and slidablebetween the plates, a latch to en- 'gage the toothed section, a boltpassed through the central portion of the plates to abut the end of thetoothed'section and prevent it from moving farther inward, inwardlyextending ribs on the adjacent lower edges of the plates and outwardlyextending obliquely set lugs on the upper ends of the castings attachedto the movable memher, said lugs being adapted to catch over slide uponthe ribs on the plates.

8. In cattle stanchions, a pair of vertically disposed spaced apartmembers hinged together at their lower ends, a pair of horizontallydisposed plates set side by side with an open space between theircentral and lower sides, the upper end of one of the members beingsecured betweensaid plates near one of the ends thereof, a toothedsection pivotally connected at its outer end to the upper end of theother member, and a spring pressed latch mounted in an opening in theupper edge of the plates, with its inner end. fitted with outwardlyextending lugs and adapted to engage the toothed sec tion and hold themovable member in closed position, its other end extended out throughthe opening in the plates and the lugs adapted to rest on the upperedges of the opening" in the plates.

9. In cattle stanchions, a pair of vertically disposed spaced apartstanchion bars-having latching means at their upper ends, a

pair of hinge plates bent longitudinally in approximately a quarter of acircle, and U- shaped in cross section, the opening of the-- U being onthe outer portions'of the) circle, the upper ends of said plates beingsecured to the lower ends of the stanchion bars, the lower end of one ofthe plates being constructed to telescopein the lower end of the otherplate, and both of said lower ends being fitted with coinciding pivotholes, .a pivot member inserted in said holes, and an anchor memberconnected to the pivot memher under the cover of the telescoped endsCARRIE L. BEEDLE, HENRY H. NIEMANN.

